Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said that in Uttar Pradesh, 155 such incidents took place in 2015 and 133 in 2014.

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju informed Rajya Sabha about communal incidents in the last 3 years

New Delhi: A total of 450 incidents of communal violence had taken place in Uttar Pradesh in the last three years. Out of these, 162 such incidents were reported in 2016, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said that in Uttar Pradesh, 155 such incidents took place in 2015 and 133 in 2014.

In Maharashtra, 270 communal incidents were reported in the last three years, 68 of which took place in 2016, 105 in 2015 and 97 in 2014, he said in a written reply.

Madhya Pradesh reported 205 communal incidents in the last three years of which 57 took place in 2016, 92 in 2015 and 56 in 2014.